Usually means: Organization analyzing policy, providing solutions.
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We found 24 dictionaries that define the word think tank:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. think tank: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. think tank: Merriam-Webster
  3. think tank: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. think tank: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. think-tank, think-tank, think tank: Collins English Dictionary
  6. think tank: Vocabulary.com
  7. Think-Tank, Think-tank, think-tank: Wordnik
  8. think tank: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. think-tank, think tank: Wiktionary
  10. think tank: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. think tank: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. think tank: Dictionary.com
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  14. think tank: Rhymezone
  15. think tank: FreeDictionary.org
  16. think tank: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. think-tank, think tank: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Think-tank, think tank: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. A Brief Critical Dictionary of Education (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. think tank: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (think tank)

noun:  (idiomatic) A group of people who collectively perform research and develop reports and recommendations on topics relating to strategic planning or public policy, and which is usually funded by corporate, government, or special interests.
noun:  (obsolete) The brain.

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